 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Jon,
How many doctors are on your team? Here at CCC centers we have at least a surgeon, an RO and MO. Surgeons tend to recommend surgery since that is what they do. Do you have an RO? What do they say about radiation and chemo vs surgery?
Since the surgery they are recommending is SO drastic quality of life wise, does this surgeon think he can really get all of it? Is he recommending radiation afterwards?
I too think you should get a second opinion. How good is the place that is recommending surgery? Is it one of the top centers in Thailand? If not, I'd get to one.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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